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"All of you, get inside!" Gong Changlong roared angrily. Even Ma Xiaotao was somewhat afraid of this overly straightforward Beast King.
Besides, she didn't want Shrek to lose face in front of all the other academies, as their argument had already attracted a considerable crowd watching the spectacle.
"Good, come in with me first, I have a gift for you," Ma Xiaotao tried to grab Yuwen Tuo's hand, but he avoided it with a backward flick of his wrist.
Yuwen Tuo instead took Xiao Xiao's hand, "Let's go, Xiao Xiao, we'll go inside."
"Crack!!!"
Veins bulged on Ma Xiaotao's arm, and her knuckles popped, making grinding noises. She was clearly at her limit of endurance.
Though her evil flame had been resolved, the brutal and impulsive temperament cultivated over years by it was not so easily shed.
Especially now that she had broken through to Level 70 at a young age and possessed the Ultimate Fire Phoenix, her true combat power was enough to contend with some weaker Titled Douluo, which greatly amplified her already pervasive arrogance.
If not for this being the Star Luo Imperial City, and this hotel being filled with students from other academies, she would have already lost control.
"Wow, that last senior student, she looks really fierce," Xu Sanshi remarked. Even someone as naturally fearless as him had been somewhat intimidated by Ma Xiaotao just now.
"She's always been like that. Yuwen Tuo is an extremely important person to her," Beibei sighed. He was the one who best understood the history between Yuwen Tuo and Ma Xiaotao here.
It could be said that Yuwen Tuo was responsible for ninety percent of Ma Xiaotao's achievements today. Without Yuwen Tuo, let alone breaking through to Level 70 and obtaining the Ultimate Fire, it would have been questionable whether she could even participate in this competition.
"Hmph, what's so great about that?" Wang Dong didn't like Yuwen Tuo, but he disliked this arrogant Ma Xiaotao even more, as she herself was a very arrogant and willful person. Like poles repel.
Huo Yuhao tugged at Wang Dong's sleeve, "Wang Dong, let's go in. Don't get involved in this. It's not necessary to offend such a formidable senior student for Yuwen Tuo."
Although their relationship with Yuwen Tuo wasn't bad, it wasn't overly close either; they were just ordinary classmates.
Wang Dong listened to no one's words, except Huo Yuhao's. He immediately stopped talking, and they all walked into the hotel together.
Xiao Xiao leaned closer to Yuwen Tuo and communicated telepathically, "Tuo Tuo, that thing you asked me to do, I've found that person and completed it. But, as you said, I didn't mention you. Can they really help you?"
Yuwen Tuo smiled slightly, "That's enough, Xiao Xiao, thank you!"
He could feel that someone was already observing them from the shadows.
"That... that's Huo Yuhao, right? But wait, that little girl named Xiao Xiao gave us information, saying she wanted us to find a senior from the Body Sect to save a Body Martial Soul wielder named Huo Yuhao, but why is she so close to that Yuwen Tuo? Shouldn't she and Huo Yuhao be a couple? Is there a love triangle going on? Has Huo Yuhao been stolen away by this Yu-surname guy?" In the crowd, a large man scratched his head in confusion. "Why do I feel like I've been used?"
"Boss, you don't need to feel like it, I think you have been used! Also, his surname is 'Yuwen,' not just 'Yu'; it's a compound surname. I told you to read more often, Boss, but you didn't listen. Don't disgrace the academy here," a subordinate beside him grumbled.
From what they just saw, the little girl named Xiao Xiao and that Yuwen Tuo were clearly in cahoots. She wasn't familiar with Huo Yuhao at all. Providing them with information about Huo Yuhao out of nowhere clearly had some other motive.
And their boss had just been magnificently tricked by the little girl.
"What nonsense... what nonsense are you talking about?! Do I need you to teach me?" The big man angrily slapped his subordinate's head. "Your boss here is both wise and courageous, full of cunning. How could I possibly be used? I sensed early on that this Xiao Xiao had ulterior motives, so I played along. If I'm not mistaken, she and that Yuwen Tuo definitely have something going on."
The subordinate rubbed his hair, annoyed, "You didn't need to tell me that, Boss, anyone can see it."
He didn't expect his boss to be such an armchair strategist.
The big man turned and walked away. On his back was the school emblem of Di Ao Academy, the royal academy of the Heaven Soul Empire.
This person was the captain of Di Ao Academy, Jiang Peng.
A peerless genius, not inferior to the Shrek Seven Monsters, he was already a Level 62 Soul Emperor at a young age.
His martial soul was the Sky-Shaking Axe, a top-tier Tool Martial Soul. He also possessed a self-created soul skill, the Eighteen Dragon Slashes, making him extremely powerful in combat.
He was confident and arrogant, believing only in his own strength, and disdained soul tools, considering them unworthy external powers.
Perhaps this was influenced by the Body Sect. The Body Sect had long secretly become the guardian sect of the Heaven Soul Empire, and Poison Douluo held similar beliefs.
Although Jiang Peng was not part of the Heaven Soul Empire's royal family, as the academy's top genius, he had already been recruited by the royal family and had agreed to join. He was usually on good terms with Princess Vina of the Heaven Soul Empire and her future fiancé.
Despite not having a Body Martial Soul, he was deeply appreciated by the Body Sect's sect master, Poison Douluo.
His Eighteen Dragon Slashes had also received guidance from Poison Douluo.
Yuwen Tuo's purpose in having Xiao Xiao arrive in Star Luo City early was to find the Body Sect and inform them of the existence of a Body Martial Soul user, Huo Yuhao, here.
Otherwise, if they were to discover Huo Yuhao only near the end of the competition, as in the original story, and truly go to find him, he would already be back at Shrek Academy.
At that time, he might not be able to be taken away because of Dragon God Douluo Mu En.
Star Luo City, on the other hand, was an excellent location because, here, both Shrek and the Body Sect were considered third parties.
The Star Luo Empire could also be used as a witness.
But for Xiao Xiao to find someone from the Body Sect in the vast Star Luo Imperial City was easier said than done; it was like finding a needle in a haystack.
So, Yuwen Tuo guided her to find the captain of Di Ao Academy, Jiang Peng!
Di Ao Academy was the royal academy from the Heaven Soul Empire, and the Body Sect was the guardian sect of the Heaven Soul Empire.
Jiang Peng would certainly have a way to contact the Body Sect members.
In fact, a few days prior, after Jiang Peng received the message from Xiao Xiao, he had already sent word to Princess Vina.
Because he knew the Body Sect's rules: all Body Martial Soul users belonged to the Body Sect, and they did not allow Body Martial Souls to wander outside their control.
Yuwen Tuo's own twin martial souls were not yet convenient to expose, so he had Xiao Xiao use Huo Yuhao.
First, he would use Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes to lure the Body Sect members here early.
Upon entering the hotel, Zhou Yi assigned everyone rooms, then gathered them in her room for a meeting.
"Before this competition, we suffered a great disaster. Aside from Luochen and Xiaotao, the other main members are unable to participate. Therefore, we can only rely on all of you this time," Zhou Yi said, looking at everyone.
"Everyone, there's no need to be afraid. With me here, victory is within reach. Once on the dueling arena, you just need to protect yourselves," Ma Xiaotao confidently stepped forward. "Yuwen Tuo, as long as you stand safely behind me, no one can harm you!"
Yuwen Tuo nodded casually, not really hearing what Ma Xiaotao said. His mind wasn't on this meeting at all; he was only concerned with when Jiang Peng would bring the Body Sect members.
Seeing that Yuwen Tuo did not refute her, and even nodded in agreement, her mood instantly improved significantly. She directly sat down in the seat next to Yuwen Tuo.